2026 tOSU Defense Discussion

[buckeyemania11]

Day seems to really like Fahey. To quote: what a opportunity for him. There is probably some things with Fahey that will pleasantly surprise people. Of course, I am probably reading into things.

I'm not expecting him to light the world up but I think things will look a lot better with 2 weeks of prep and a properly tailored game plan. Coming in cold off the bench suddenly late in a road game against a top 5 team is a tough task for any QB.

 

[osuvictory1]

I'm not expecting him to light the world up but I think things will look a lot better with 2 weeks of prep and a properly tailored game plan. Coming in cold off the bench suddenly late in a road game against a top 5 team is a tough task for any QB.

Day said that the game was a little fast for him at that point, and with a few drives it would probably slow down. From Day that is a big vote of confidence.

He just needs to keep the offense on schedule.

 

[Bestbuck36]

Zone isn't meant to stand on its own. The pass rush element needs to show up to make the zone work the way it should, either by bringing an extra body (which happened against Indiana) or by the front 3 or 4 getting pressure on their own.

The zone itself is (mostly) fine but no zone ever conceived will stand up when the QB has 5 or 6 or 7 seconds to see the field.

that's not to say there isn't room for improvement though.

100% I, probably too much, yell every week about the huge hole in the zone in front of our safeties. Our Man Defense is elite, the Zone needs work. We got time still to work on it.